Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

The in-housing trend in PR isn’t entirely surprising. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. Then the economy changed.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For marketers, this means a new avenue to interact with audiences, gather feedback, and boost engagement directly in posts! These changes include new content policies and enhanced protections, and for marketers it’s important to consider target demographics in terms of their safety and privacy.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Journalists need PR people to help them identify key trends and issues that matter to their audiences and to provide experts who can speak on these trends and issues. The ethical considerations for public relations and journalism have similarities and differences. The media marketplace is also changing.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 18, 2020

Influencer marketing is at the forefront of an advertising revolution. Seen as one of the most persuasive forms of modern marketing, an increasing number of brands are turning to social media stars to market their products and services. What is influencer marketing? How can influencer marketing benefit me?

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The Hoyt Organization

JANUARY 8, 2024

Understanding The Gen-Z Market Advertisers and marketers will need a unique approach to capture the attention of this tech-savvy audience. Let’s look at the most interesting facts about the Gen Z market and consumers: They are self-aware and socially conscious.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

But to the marketing and communications worlds, the reality is that it has been used in various forms for years, having started gaining momentum around 2015. For the last several years, marketers primarily used AI for data analysis and predictive modeling. To the average consumer, AI likely snuck up like a mysterious, unknown entity.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Understanding Social Media Ecommerce Marketing, Social Selling, and Social Commerce Social Selling Social selling is the process of forging relationships that lead to sales later. Unlike social media marketing, social commerce lets buyers find products while strolling through their feeds. Access to a Vast Market.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Whether your organization creates content or partners with existing content creators, these are the trends that are shaping your communication future. How can you develop a transparent, ethical and mutually beneficial relationship with them? Video used to be optional in communication, but now it’s vital.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 20, 2020

Communications pros should continue to stay on top of trends in communications, with clients, prospects, the media or colleagues during this time. With that said, if you’re looking to grow your brand, brush up on media ethics and improve your writing skills, PRSSA Webinars are the perfect fit for your learning needs. Until next time!

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We were about thirty enthusiasts, PR, marketing and advertising specialists, mainly from Europe, but obviously there was a need to gather at a high level, because in just three years we were already 250 people from all over the world and the forum created its own life, again in Davos. What are the global trends in communications?

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It helps organizations stay informed about their reputation, competitors, and industry trends. It helps PR professionals understand trends and public perception, engage with audiences, and address issues promptly. What is Influencer Marketing? A brand advocate is someone who elevates your brand through word of mouth marketing.

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Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2021

Exclusive insights into 2021 marketing trends that will put certainty back into your strategy and help your brand bounce back from COVID faster. As we sit on the cusp of returning to normality, brands are presented with a challenge, what does this new normal mean for the way they market to and engage with customers?

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Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2021

Exclusive insights into 2021 marketing trends that will put certainty back into your strategy and help your brand bounce back from COVID faster. As we sit on the cusp of returning to normality, brands are presented with a challenge, what does this new normal mean for the way they market to and engage with customers?

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Quickly expand your audience by joining professional public relations and marketing associations: PRSA | Public Relations Society of America . American Marketing Association. Solidify your brand’s reputation by remaining ethical and carrying out your press releases and campaigns with scrupulous attention to detail.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Other readers liked these related posts: The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]. In reviewing the study, I think it has implications for business in public relations and content marketing. You can and should run content marketing like a publisher.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 20, 2023

Influencer partnerships have become a powerful marketing strategy for businesses, particularly in the food and beverage industry. The sway of influencer marketing in the food and beverage industry cannot be underestimated. What are some hot summer trends in food and beverage influencers will be talking about?

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Solo PR Pro

JUNE 12, 2018

Data has always informed the work of public relations professionals, but the sheer volume of information available today raises a new set of ethical and moral questions about what we collect, curate, share, and use. Data is worth money and in the quest for funding, scientific rigor (and ethical considerations) may fall by the wayside.

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Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

It’s easy for organizations to obsess over what their competitors are doing instead of focusing on what they should be doing to grow—or protect—their market share. It’s quite helpful in that platforms offer marketers instantaneous feedback on your message — 1,000 Likes! In a crisis, ethics has to be a top consideration.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 16, 2016

I recently read a post by popular blogger, podcaster and professor, Mark Schaefer, on influencer marketing. The post was titled “8 Practical Applications for Influence Marketing.” And, they were two claims that are absolutely key to the whole “influencer marketing” discussion. The claims?

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PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

Digital storytelling, social listening and native advertising will all dramatically increase in significance as well, even as blogs maintain an important role in disseminating information. New ways to measure the combined impact of public relations and marketing will likely emerge. Look for more PR shops to say they’re “data driven.”.

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Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

What are some trends you’re seeing evolve over time? It serves an important social need and legacy media like the Washington Post are showing that really good journalism can make a publication viable even in today’s fragmented market. How does a digital newsroom differ from content marketing?

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PR in High Definition

AUGUST 24, 2020

Advertising on just one channel could easily garner the reach of a huge proportion of the population – the only difference is that social media is global, and unlike television adverts, has relatively little regulation compared to its power. Furthermore, communicating on your client’s ethical and political standings is so important now.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

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Mindful Marketing

MARCH 3, 2024

by David Hagenbuch - professor of marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “When is it okay to swear in an ad?” ” This headline from one of my favorite marketing publications surprised me as thought, ‘Isn’t the answer obvious?’

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. How is public relations different from marketing? Public relations (PR) and marketing are related, but they are not the same thing. It’s not a bad take.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Some offer a plateful of other PR courses like crisis communications, event planning and management, research and analysis, ethics, public speaking, nonprofit communication, international PR, sport and entertainment PR, campaigns and consulting. Many PR students minor in related fields like marketing or advertising. More than 1.5

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 2, 2022

“Being an educator keeps me on my toes and forces me to know the latest trends, tips and techniques for working in communications,” says Kristie Aylett , APR, Fellow PRSA and agency principal with The KARD Group PR/Marketing. That has evolved into a broader course, PR and Marketing for the IECs.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Understanding what to prioritize can be daunting and 2024’s top 5 PR trends sift through the constant advancements and shifts in the industry. This article highlights the top five PR trends for 2024, offering insights to refine and modernize your PR strategies. In particular, short form videos are booming in PR trends.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Bernie Borges is executive producer of Social Business Engine , CEO of Find and Convert , an IBM Futurist , a Dell Social Influencer and frequent speaker at marketing conferences and private events. Native advertising is one of the most controversial and least understood concepts in contemporary marketing.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Newsjacking involves interjecting your perspectives and viewpoints into unfolding news storylines, effectively hitching a ride on current trending news subjects to garner attention and visibility for your brand. Creating content related to trending topics can increase your website’s search ranking and drive more organic traffic.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We know it can dramatically improve processes offering an efficient way to distribute and create content, personalisation and accessibility but many concerns around authenticity and ethical considerations remain. Trend Analysis AI powered trend analysis can be a really beneficial tool for brands and creators alike.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Subscriptions and advertising are down for most media, and there is no single model that can replace them across the sector. Cognitive and behavioral science aren’t new to marketing and advertising and as our understanding of human cognition increases, so does the research of how it applies to communications.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). 2017 : Can the ethical breakdown of political PR with its purposefully spread false narratives poison other industry sectors? When PR Turned to the Dark Side ”).

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 29, 2024

by David Hagenbuch - professor of marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “Don’t make fun of the way others talk.” ” It’s a rule most of us learn early in life, but apparently not all advertisers have adopted it.

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Mindful Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

As rapidly advancing technology helps blur lines between fact and fiction, does marketing have any obligation to stand for truth? In the segment , NBC reporter Jacob Soboroff asks Fisher about the ethics of deepfake video and whether it could be a threat to democracy. Here are three ways marketing should fight falsity: 1.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Beyond her excellent work in the classroom, Brown serves in leadership roles across campus, which include being the president of the Southern Miss Association of Black Journalists and the vice president of meetings and events for PRSSA, as well as the marketing director for Southern Miss United way. Thomas Reese. Logan Moore, @eloganmoore.

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